Patent SG-11201810966X-A (SG)
Title: Water metering system with piggy backed e-commerce
Inventor: NGUYEN MY T
IPC: G06Q30/06
Filed: 2016-11-22
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property 111111111111 0111010101111111111101111111111111111111110111010111110111111111 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date .....0\"\"\") WO 2018/027292 Al 15 February 2018 (15.02.2018) WIP0 I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: Hoa A Ward, Chau Thanh District, Tra Vinh Province (VN). GO1F 15/06 (2006.01) G06Q 50/06 (2012.01) HONG, Cuong Q. [VN/VN]; 416A, Nguyen Thi Minh GO1F 3/10 (2006.01) HO4W 84/00 (2009.01) Khai Street, 7 Precinct, Tra Vinh City, Tra Vinh Province GO6Q 30/06 (2012.01) (VN). TRINH, An [VN/VN]; No. 253 Nguyen Thi Minh (21) International Application Number: Khai Street, Ward 7, Tra Vinh City, Tra Vinh Province PCT/CA2016/051363 (VN). LE, Trieu T. [VN/VN]; My Phu Hamlet, Soc Son Ward, Hon Dat District, Kien Giang Province (VN). (22) International Filing Date: NGUYEN, Thong A. [VN/VN]; No. 2/11 Nguyen Thi 22 November 2016 (22.11.2016) Minh Khai Street, Ward 2, Tra Vinh City, Tra Vinh Province (VN). DUONG, Khang M. [VN/VN]; No. 111/20, Chau (25) Filing Language: English Van Liem Street, Ninh Kieu Dist., Can Tho City (VN). (26) Publication Language: English TRAN, Toan Q. [VN/VN]; 6A Hamlet, An Truong Ward, (30) Priority Data: Cang Long District, Tra Vinh Province (VN). NGUYEN, Hien H. [VNNN]; 39 Thuan Hung Ward, Long My Dis- 62/373,026 10 August 2016 (10.08.2016) US trict, Hau Giang Province (VN). MAI, Bien T. [VN/VN]; (71) Applicant: RYNAN TECHNOLOGIES PTE. LTD. Kinh Xuoi Hamlet, Thong Hoa Ward, Cau Ke District, Tra [SG/SG]; 60 Paya Lebar Road, #10-39 Paya Lebar Square, Vinh Province (VN). Singapore 409051 (SG). (74) Agent: GOUDREAU GAGE DUBUC; 2000 McGill Col- (72) Inventors; and lege, Suite 2200, Montreal, Quebec H3A 3H3 (CA). _ (71) Applicants (for US only): NGUYEN, My T. [CA/VN]; (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every Long Tri Hamlet, Long Duc Ward, Tra Vinh City, Tra Vinh — kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, = Province (VN). TRUONG, Luong V. [VN/VN]; Luong AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, = (54) Title: WATER METERING SYSTEM WITH PIGGY BACKED E-COMMERCE = = 10 — = 36 40 20 14 = = Water Mk = Consumer W i r ,M 26 CO:: V;ERCE 16 = 18 = I 24 42 . 5 .. s. WATER = 20 ____ METERN,,, 28 38 = it) WAN 34 = = _ Water Consumer = \ WATER = Main UTILITY Gateway WATER METER U 32 11 30 N WaterMatm tz. 18 ------\ \--,--------- 12 N 16 Figure 1 IN N 0 -- --- GC (57) : A water meter/e-commerce is disclosed wherein a wide area network (WAN) and an application on a smartphone ,-1 or the like can be used to retrieve a measured water consumption from a water meter while accessing an e-commerce system. The CZ application displays the retrieved water consumption together with at least one product, and further wherein the at least one product N may be purchased from the e-commerce system using the application. C [Continued on next page] WO 2018/027292 Al IMEDIMOM0101011MOHIONIONOMMOIIIME#011# CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: — as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(H)) Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))